The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-06-11

New Freedom and Vicinity.-Old Pluvius,
no doubt in honor of the Umbria's rapid passage,
has settled down with weather beaten face into
doing lions share of work this week. Heavy
masses of aqueous vapor from the cradle OF the
bilowy Atlantic have drifted northwest over the
Appalachian mainland and appear to be the only
element that has knocked Kilroy out of the box
this season and ratified some of the 9th district
farmers, who have still their corn to plant. The
cry of fresh water from Towsontown to Tinker
Hill will now be hushed for an old friend aptly
expressed it, there has been rain enough in Dumb
Hundred to drown out half of the Prohibition vote
this fall. But the beneicence of old Puvius gifts
are still to be realized in a luxuriant growth of
vegetation this summer, and until this fact is as
sured we turn to the latest agricultural report for
this section Wheat, rs per cent. good, rs per cent
tolerable, and the remaining per cents. not worth
continental. Don't forget last Sundays Sab
bath school lesson. The failure is attributed to
the Hessian fly and the sudden climatic changes
predicted by Taylor, the New Freedom Venner.
Rye 1O1 per cent; oats promising, but too previ-
GUS to mark. Corn promises to be the boss crop,
as there is beautiful set and few cut-worms.-
Each little farmers boy knows the ballad:
"One for the black bird,
One for the crow,
Two in a little hill
Are all we let grow"
In the fruit line apples will not be as plentiful as
last year. Pears, grapes and cherries will be an
average crop, and garden vegetables should be
bought for song. These, with eggs and butter
at ten and fourteen cents respectively, will make
the hearts of O'Brien's poverty stricken followers
leap for joy.
The business industry of our town is in heal
thy condition. Messrs. N. H. Gore Bro. con-
troll the largest general store outside of York.
Gillen Bros. have also built up good trade within
the past year. Our old friend, the postmaster,
still smiles his Horace Greeley smile on fully sat-
isfed public. He is widower with twenty thous-
and and would make q fine husband for some Bal
timore county lady. Bailey, the confectioner, can
give you ice-cream unsurpassed in the country
No less than five thousand dollars worth of this
frozen article is shipped during the summer season.
Mr.. Amos Baughman, so well known to Baltimore
county farmers, has of the best stock farms in
the country. Millers cigar factory is in full oper-
alton, with plenty of orders for first class stock
Hotel Shaer, although not claiming the cuisine of
Hotel Rennert, is nevertheless a irst.class house
and worthy of patronage.
The outdoor sports of your county is contagious
over the line. Last week old Codorus gave
tournament 1t was simply an affair of Don
Quixote and the wind mill. We have seen black
Josh, at Hereford, with old rake handle take
more rings running amuck. Oh for another Ger
vantes to kill this sport before the good old days
of King John are defled
The game of base ball between the Glen Rock
and New Freedom clubs at this place, was sad
blow to the home team-thirty to five in five
innings. Better pursue frivolous trade by seri-
Gus means than a sublime art frivolously.
Now, Messrs. Editors | must tell you of the
"Maryiand Colony" as the people have grown to
recognize it here. The members have been be-
having handsomely since I reported and 1 shall
use plain words to express their gracious conduct.
About one-half mile east of New Freedom is
tract of land, composing upward of a thousand
acres upon which are located the farms of Messrs.
man Anderson and George T. Miller. Mr.. Free
land is from Freeand's and is son of Mr.. Caleb
Freeand, prominent citizen of the 9th district.
He has been here longest and owns a most beauti-
full and productive farm and is the recognized
leader of the Democratic sentiment in the lower
end of York county. Mr.. Green is the next oldest
settler and is a native of Warren. He is great
church man and will vote for Blaine every day in
the week. How well he is thought of may be
shown in his being elected to a prominent office
in the borough by Democratic votes, the first time
in the history of this place. To Mr.. Anderson,
from near your town, The UNION readers need no
introduction. 1 knew him before l saw him. He
is an earnest Sunday school worker and a first
class lever in church matters. His politics is un
known but if we had to wager VIC could strike it
every time. The latest conner is Mr.. Miller, of
RuhPs, who has lately built fine house and barn
and owns the most fertile and beautifully situated
farm in the township. He has clear head and
a steady hand in making money and is a thorough
church and Sunday school worker. He is Re-
publican by nature, but Prohibitionist by adop
ton, and votes his sentiment straight along.
THE UNION is fortunate in having such cor
respondent at Shrewsbury as Mr. Frank Roller,
formerly Clerk of the Circuit Court of York coun-
ty. We dare say no man in the county is better
informed on general matters. We have chat in
his private Office every time visit town, and his
next door colleague, Mr.. John Habilston, the
wealthy farmer, is no less genial. They "set them
up" when we aptly styled them the "banker" and
"broker' of Shrewsbury during our visit. d.